Spool table



Dec. 19, 1933. F, GARRETSON 1,940,165

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SPOOL TABLE Filed Nov. 25, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Dec. 19, 1933 UNITED STATES SPOOL TABLE Frank J. Garretson, Ravenswood, W. Va.

Application November 25, 1930 Serial No. 498,181

2 Claims. (01. 308-15) This invention relates to spool or reel tables, designed primarily for use in oil fields for spooling or reeling the wire line by engine power, to the end that the wire line may be pulled from the shaft or sand line rapidly and with facility, eliminating the use of manually operated means for accomplishing this result.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily and easily connected with the usual standard drilling equipment or drilling machine, without the necessity of making changes in the drilling equipment, to mount the device.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a spool or reel table embodying a plurality of sections removably connected, to the end that the spool or reel table may be readily and easily disassembled, to facilitate the storing or transporting of the table.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it' being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a spool or reel table constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is asectional of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmental elevational view illustrating the construction of the separable bears. i

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view through the fly wheel of a drilling machine, illustrating the means for connecting the spool or reel shaft, to the fiy wheel, to receive power therefrom.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the spool or reel table comprises posts 5 that are secured to the bases-6, the bases being formed with openings 7, to receive suitable securing screws not shown, whereby the bases may be securely held in position in such a way as to resist lateral strain directed to the spool or reel while in use.

As shown, the upper ends of the posts 5 are curved, defining the lower section of a bearing, portions of the post being extended laterally as at 8, providing ears to cooperate with the ears 9 of the upper or bracing section 10 of the table. The upper section 10 includes downwardly extended end portions 11 that have curved portions cooperating with the curved upper ends of the posts 5, to provide circular bearings for the reel or spool supporting shaft 12, there being provided bolts 13 extended through the ears 9 and view taken on line 2-2 laterally extended portions or ears 8, to secure the upper section to the posts 5.

As clearly shown by Figure 1 of the drawings, the upper section 10 comprises a tubular member 14 into which one end of the member 15 extends, there being provided a set screw 16, extending through the members 14 and 15, to secure the members 14 and 15 together.

The reel or spool supporting shaft 12 is square in cross section, throughout substantially its en'- tire length, the shaft being provided with a reduced circular portion 16 at one of its ends, and a circular portion 16' near its opposite end, the circular portion being fitted in the bearings, so that the shaft may rotate.

The spool or reel is indicated by the reference character 17, and is formed with a square opening to receive the square shaft 12, so that the spool or reel will rotate therewith. Spacing disks 18 are mounted on the shaft 12 and are secured to the shaft 12, by means of set screws 19. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction, the spool or reel 17, will be held on the shaft 12, in such a way as to prevent movement longitudinally of the spool or reel, with respect to the shaft.

Removably mounted on one end of the shaft 12, is an arm 19' which has a curved outer end portion pivotally secured to the bar 20 that cooperates with the bar 21, in clamping the arm 19 to the fly wheel of the drilling equipment, with which the device is used. As the fiy wheel rotates, it will be seen that rotary movement is transmitted to the shaft 12, to cause the wire to be wound on the spool or reel 17.

I claim:

1. A reel frame of the classdescribed comprising posts, the upper ends of the posts being formed to provide lower bearing sections, a shaft fitted in the bearing sections, said reel frame including an upper section embodying telescoping members having downwardly extended ends formed at their extremities with bearing sections fitted over the shaft above the lower bearing sections, holding the shaft in position.

2. A reel frame of the class described including posts having bearing members at their upper ends, an upper section forming a part of the frame and comprising telescoping members having downwardly extended ends, bearings formed at the extremities of the downwardly extended ends and cooperating with the first mentioned bearings, means for removably securing the bearings together, and a shaft mounted within the bearings.

FRANK J. GARRETSON. 

